Sangamon County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Sangamon County, Illinois?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Sangamon County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Sangamon County
In the November 2022 midterm, 79,665 of Sangamon County’s 149,253 eligible citizens voted: 53.4% turnout. That’s 8.3 points higher than Illinois overall (45.1%) and 7.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 69,588 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Sangamon County ranks #76 of 102 counties in Illinois for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | #73 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
| Hancock County | #74 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| Jo Daviess County | #75 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| Sangamon County | #76 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| White County | #77 | 53.5% | 1.9 |
| Scott County | #78 | 53.6% | 1.9 |
| Clark County | #79 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
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